Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-319 - Extension of Time Limited Assistance

A. The Department shall authorize cash benefits to an assistance unit that is ineligible due to the time limited restrictions in R6-12-318 or R6-12-320 when:

1. An assistance unit or the caretaker relative head of household who receives CA only for an eligible dependent child, requests an extension due to hardship;

2. The assistance unit meets all financial and non-financial eligibility criteria; and

3. The assistance unit or the caretaker relative head of household verifies that at least one of the hardship reasons in this Section exists. The claimed hardship shall be valid only when the hardship circumstances prevent the adult assistance unit member, the minor parent head of household, the caretaker relative head of household, or the spouse of the caretaker relative head of household from working or engaging in work activities to a degree that such person is prevented from financially supporting the eligible dependent child in the assistance unit, independent of CA.

B. Hardship may exist in any of the following situations:

1. An adult assistance unit member, a minor parent head of household, the caretaker relative head of household, or the spouse of the caretaker relative head of household has a physical or mental impairment that is expected to continue for more than 30 days and that prevents that person from working or engaging in work activities.

2. An adult assistance unit member, a minor parent head of household, the caretaker relative head of household, or the spouse of the caretaker relative head of household is required to be a full-time caregiver, as verified by an acceptable medical source, and all of the following apply:

a. The caregiver is providing services to one of the following disabled family members:

i. A dependent child or a disabled adult child,

ii. A parent, or

iii. A spouse or domestic partner.

b. The caregiver does not receive respite care for more than 20 hours each week,

c. No other person is available to be the full-time caregiver to the disabled family member, and

d. The disabled family member does not attend school or vocational rehabilitation for more than 20 hours each week.

3. An assistance unit member or any member of the needy family is a victim of one of the following that prevents an adult assistance unit member, the minor parent head of household, a caretaker relative head of household, or the spouse of the caretaker relative head of household from working or engaging in work activities:

a. Violence,

b. Crime, or

c. Domestic violence.

4. The assistance unit or the needy family is homeless.

5. An adult assistance unit member, a minor parent head of household, the caretaker relative head of household, or the spouse of the caretaker relative head of household is participating full-time in one of the activities listed in subsection (B)(5)(a), is complying with the requirements listed in subsection (B)(5)(b), and is unable to complete the activity without continuing to receive CA.

a. Activities:

i. A postsecondary education program offered by a university, college, or community college, that will result in an associate's or bachelor's degree;

ii. A program offered by a vocational, technical, or recognized school that will result in a diploma or certificate for a job skill directly related to obtaining self-supporting employment in a recognized occupation;

iii. A job training or employment activity assigned by the JOBS Program as part of the member's employability plan.

b. Requirements:

i. The member must have started participation in the educational or training program prior to the member receiving 30 countable months of CA.

ii. The member shall demonstrate successful progress toward completion of the educational or training program. Successful progress includes meeting a reasonable time limit for completion of the educational or training program.

iii. The member shall consistently sustain a passing grade or acceptable grade point average, as determined by the educational or training program.

6. An adult assistance unit member, a minor parent head of household, the caretaker relative head of household, or the spouse of the caretaker relative head of household is prevented from working or engaging in work activities due to either of the following:

a. Childcare is unavailable or unaffordable, or

b. Transportation is not readily available or affordable.

7. The adult assistance unit member or the caretaker relative head of household is both of the following:

a. A non-parent caretaker relative to the minor dependent child receiving CA, and

b. Age 60 or older.

8. When the assistance unit or the caretaker relative head of household claims that hardship exists for a reason other than one contained in this Section, the Department shall assess the situation and determine whether the claim of hardship is valid based on verification provided by the assistance unit or the caretaker relative head of household and may grant an extension based on those circumstances.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-319

New Section renumbered from R6-12-316 and amended effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1141, effective July 1, 2010 (Supp. 10-2).

The following new Section was renumbered and amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.